The problem with Murica is that everyone drinks bottled water. So the water system could be next.:'(
Ebola
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"Swine Flu"/"Bird Flu"/SARS is spread by airborne/particle and that didn't exactly make it to "Madagascar". Even if Ebola spreads this way, it still has to outdo the terror of THE 'FLU. Guess how many people "the 'flu" kills worldwide every single year? hint: a lot more than Ebola.
The reason so many people no doubt catch it in Africa is because an infected person develops symptoms like sweating, bleeding, and diarrhea, all of which are loaded with the virus. Unless you burn their bedsheets and stay away from any of that stuff including touching them directly, you're likely to contract. No wonder people have been spreading it when they want to embalm and bury bodies instead of cremating them, and haven't the proper facilities to section a patient off from others properly, or the resources to autoclave everything a patient had contact with after use.
Source of knowledge : actually working in a disease control and diagnosis lab, including "Category 3" diseases (i.e. the most dangerous ones).
The reason so many people no doubt catch it in Africa is because an infected person develops symptoms like sweating, bleeding, and diarrhea, all of which are loaded with the virus. Unless you burn their bedsheets and stay away from any of that stuff including touching them directly, you're likely to contract. No wonder people have been spreading it when they want to embalm and bury bodies instead of cremating them, and haven't the proper facilities to section a patient off from others properly, or the resources to autoclave everything a patient had contact with after use.
Source of knowledge : actually working in a disease control and diagnosis lab, including "Category 3" diseases (i.e. the most dangerous ones).
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Not to mention a lot of infected dead bodies are being left in the streets. :bored:
Yep. Ebola is a Biosafety Level 4/Category 3 pathogen; in more developed countries the procedure for handling this would be the strictest there is; nobody would be let near a body, much less let it lie in a street. A patient would be sectioned in a mobile containment tent, anyone treating them would wear full gear, more than likely with a separate breathing mask. Anything the infected person had contact with would be burned/destroyed or autoclaved after use, and samples of their body fluids would have to be dealt with inside a Category 3 protection room. In those rooms if there's a spill, needlestick or other pathogen emergency, the person working in it is themselves subject to quarantine and the entire room has to be contained/sterilized. the approach from the beginning is to contain, and prevent spread.
It's spreading in Africa because this stuff isn't being done.
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That's evolution/adaptation for you. "Survival of the fittest," and all that.
Fear mongering.
There's a reason why outbreaks of these sorts happen in third-world/underdeveloped countries. Sanitation is really the key to containing a disease. Bodies are left out in the street and people choose to embalm the infected dead rather than burn them. The American doctors who contracted the disease were probably doing something wrong. More thank likely, the weren't following strict health guidelines when dealing with patients who had the disease.
Ebola isn't nearly as contagious as the Influenza, it's spread via contact with the bodily fluids/skin of an infected person or animal, or contact with an contaminated surface. And guess what? Ebola outside of the body is a very frail virus. It can be killed on surfaces with soap and water, bleach, and hospital-grade phenolic products.
The two Americans being brought back to the States are being well-cared for. There's VERY little risk of them spreading ANYTHING considering the fact that the CDC has them in strict isolation. I wish them the best and hope that they get better soon.
People underestimate the power of modern medicine and commonsense.
There's a reason why outbreaks of these sorts happen in third-world/underdeveloped countries. Sanitation is really the key to containing a disease. Bodies are left out in the street and people choose to embalm the infected dead rather than burn them. The American doctors who contracted the disease were probably doing something wrong. More thank likely, the weren't following strict health guidelines when dealing with patients who had the disease.
Ebola isn't nearly as contagious as the Influenza, it's spread via contact with the bodily fluids/skin of an infected person or animal, or contact with an contaminated surface. And guess what? Ebola outside of the body is a very frail virus. It can be killed on surfaces with soap and water, bleach, and hospital-grade phenolic products.
The two Americans being brought back to the States are being well-cared for. There's VERY little risk of them spreading ANYTHING considering the fact that the CDC has them in strict isolation. I wish them the best and hope that they get better soon.
People underestimate the power of modern medicine and commonsense.
The ebola problem is a very real problem in parts of Africa right now. Whether it gets better, worse or spreads globally is irrelevant until otherwise certified.
Apparently the man who was flown to Madrid for care has died. So they're treating it as the first European death. But it's not like this is going to spread to other people in Europe. Well, it's highly unlikely.
Is there any chance that ebola could just burn itself out this time?
Is there any chance that ebola could just burn itself out this time?
Would that mean that the ebola had to infect and kill so many people that it then had no more people to infect? Or can it just fade out on its own?
I'm hoping it will just suddenly stop and that no one else has to be infected or die. From what I've been reading, it sounds like a totally brutal and agonising way to go.
